Weird outdoor & roadside things to do in Colorado Springs
Looking for weird outdoor & roadside oddities in Colorado Springs? These 7 are the genuinely strange ones — The 8 Mineral Springs, Rainbow Falls ("Graffiti Falls"), Green Mountain Falls Skyspace and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Colorado Springs they'd never find on their own.
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The 8 Mineral Springs
Eight free public mineral springs are scattered around Manitou — the town is literally named for "Manitou," t…
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Rainbow Falls ("Graffiti Falls")
A 45-foot waterfall on Fountain Creek tucked under a road bridge off Serpentine Drive, its canyon walls coate…
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Green Mountain Falls Skyspace
A permanent James Turrell "Skyspace" perched on Red Butte Mountain — a chamber with an oculus open to the sky…
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Rita the Rock Planter
A 21-foot troll built entirely from recycled wood by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, hidden up a short trail near…
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Palmer Lake Star
Hand-built by volunteers in 1935 to lift Depression-era spirits, the Palmer Lake Star is a 457-foot-wide, fiv…
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A Sanctuary Center
A Sanctuary Center is a free, volunteer-maintained nonprofit sacred garden open sunrise to sunset daily, feat…
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Devil's Head Lookout
Devil's Head is Colorado's last staffed fire lookout — a working ranger mans the historic 1912 tower from rou…